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#609E5D

#609e5d ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#609e5d is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 61.96% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.14% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 117.23°, with 25.9% saturation and 49.22% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 7.06.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2773

Complementary

  1. #609e5d
  2. #9b5d9e

Split complementary

  1. #609e5d
  2. #7b5d9e
  3. #9e5d81

Analogous

  1. #819e5d
  2. #609e5d
  3. #5d9e7b

Triadic

  1. #609e5d
  2. #5d609e
  3. #9e5d60

Tetradic

  1. #609e5d
  2. #5d9e9b
  3. #9b5d9e
  4. #9e5d60

Square

  1. #609e5d
  2. #5d819e
  3. #9b5d9e
  4. #9e7b5d

Monochromatic

  1. #253e24
  2. #436e41
  3. #609e5d
  4. #8ebb8c
  5. #bed8bc

Shades

#609e5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #609e5d
  2. #568e54
  3. #4d7e4a
  4. #436f41
  5. #3a5f38
  6. #304f2f
  7. #263f25
  8. #1d2f1c
  9. #132013
  10. #0a1009
  11. #000000

Tints

#609e5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #609e5d
  2. #70a86d
  3. #80b17d
  4. #90bb8e
  5. #a0c59e
  6. #b0cfae
  7. #bfd8be
  8. #cfe2ce
  9. #dfecdf
  10. #eff5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#609e5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #609e5d
  2. #639b61
  3. #669864
  4. #6a9568
  5. #6d926b
  6. #708f6f
  7. #738c72
  8. #768976
  9. #7a8679
  10. #7d837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f967e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19358 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988d61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #599a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b985a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85945f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c9c7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-609e5d {
  color: #609e5d;
}
Background
.bg-609e5d {
  background-color: #609e5d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-609e5d {
  border: 2px solid #609e5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #609e5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 158 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 117 26% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-609e5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #609e5d, #5d9e7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-609e5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 158 93 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.06 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.61 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.93 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.18 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.19 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.51 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.93 #9f61a2 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#609e5d  rgb(96, 158, 93)  hsl(117, 26%, 49%)  Asparagus
#9b5d9e  rgb(155, 93, 158)  hsl(297, 26%, 49%)  Purpureus
#5d609e  rgb(93, 96, 158)  hsl(237, 26%, 49%)  Slate Blue
#9e5d60  rgb(158, 93, 96)  hsl(357, 26%, 49%)  Copper Rose